This article analyzes the international legal status of individuals without citizenship (apatride). Author considered defining the features of stateless persons, the reasons for the loss of citizenship, and types of stateless persons. The author found that the recognition of stateless citizens of another state raises questions about the future of their relationship with the State of nationality, including statelessness and responsibilities to the state, which has no obligation to him. The author investigated the Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons of 1954 and correlated them with the national legislation regulating the legal status of stateless persons. The author concluded that the need for legal mechanisms to implement provisions of the Convention in Ukraine, including improving the regulatory framework to ensure the right of individuals to appeal to the court, to primary education.